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“Have never been disappointed”

The great thing about this place is that the menu lets you build the kind of meal you may be in the mood for on any particular night. The guacamole is fabulous. The ceviche sublime and the drinks delicious. A great value is the large carafe of sangria. It is perfect for two people. The soups are...read more

The great thing about this place is that the menu lets you build the kind of meal you may be in the mood for on any particular night. The guacamole is fabulous. The ceviche sublime and the drinks delicious. A great value is the large carafe of sangria. It is perfect for two people. The soups are very good especially...
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It was Valentine's evening and my boyfriend and I could have gone anywhere in Portland but decided to try Zapoteca. Everything from the salsa to the drinks was lame. The watery salsa was over-spiced, the chorizo dip was nothing but a pan of super salty melted cheese with tiny flecks of, I guess, sausage, the signature cocktails were overly sweet...
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The guacamole was bland and 9 dollars for 1/2 cup and handful of chips was ridiculous. All the food had way too much chipotle sauce with nothing to absorb the oil and peppers causing both myself and boyfriend sever heartburn. My boyfriend order the 1/2 chicken and recieved a 1/4 of a chicken. I ordered the supreme margarita which tasted...
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Watermelon and Habanero Margarita - sweet and hot, not too much of either. Lobster Guacamole - chunky and perfect to taste.Enchiladas Camarones and Puerco won over the Ccarne Asada in diner delightedness though there were no real losers, and everything came back around with the duo of Flan, each one a few bites of dense (more dense than you'd think)...
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This is not your average Mexican restaurant folks. Shannon Bard is a culinary wizard and puts these amazing ingredients together to create fabulously wonderful dining options. This restaurant should be on any foodie's list visiting or living in Maine. Plus if you like Margaritas... these are the best I've ever tasted!

Chef Shannon Bard (recent 4 time winner on Kitchen Inferno) did it again with a fabulous 6 course tasting dinner on New Years Eve. Along with outstanding food, Tom (her co-owner husband) for each course chose the perfect margarita, wine or mezcal pairings . We eat at Zapoteca about 6 times a year and are never disappointed.

I had heard good things about Zapoteca and was looking forward to trying it. However, I have to say our meal was pretty lackluster. We were the first ones there for lunch. I ordered the Mexican caesar salad with chicken. A few minutes after ordering, the waitress came back and said they were out of the chicken. How can you...
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I loveeeeee their food. I have dreams about their guacamole and margaritas.
First thing's first, make a reservation. If you don't you will be waiting forever, or worse, end up playing musical chairs with the bar to score a seat there. I don't mind sitting at the bar, the bartender who seems to be running the whole show behind it...
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In town for the weekend from Boston, we'd spent the day walking around Portland with our two kids ages 7 and 9. Friends had raved about this restaurant so, famished and tired, we trekked across town for dinner, though it was only 4 pm. The full dinner menu wasn't open yet but the owner graciously gave us a large quiet...
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